“Sinclair owns this station and nearly 200 others. It forced dozens of anchors to recite the same political message, word for word,” the Allied Progress voiceover says.”Now Sinclair is trying to control local news stations in 72 percent of American homes. Tell the FCC to stop the Sinclair merger.”

The ad urges viewers of Sinclair stations to call the government regulator and oppose Sinclair — an awfully unusual sight.

Sinclair may have calculated that refusing to run the ads would have simply drawn more attention to Allied Progress’s campaign.

So instead this message pops up right afterward:

“The misleading ad you just saw focused on a brief promotional message that simply said we’re a source for truthful news,” the Sinclair voiceover says. “It ignored thousands of hours of local news we produce each year to keep you informed. The ad was purchased by a group known for its liberal bias, and we hope you won’t buy into the hysteria and hype.”

“My whole body was numb. It felt like I was floating for a second. Your body feels so weird; the hair was standing up on the back of my neck and face,” said Gregory Workman, 17, of Parma.

Workman said he was driving from Parma to Mentor around 10:30 p.m. when it happened.

“My hat flew off my head. It actually flew off when the bolt hit. All the sparks came up on my truck. I have a stuffed animal on my dashboard and it flew back into the backseat. For a second, I felt like Marty McFly and I was going back to the future,” said Workman.

Workman said he had noticed lightning earlier while driving. “All the lights on the dash went out, my radio, the speedometer, all the lights went off. The truck puttered out like it was going to die.”

Amazingly, Workman is okay. There was no damage done to his truck, either.

“As soon as I got home and laid down, I started thinking, what if I had gone one mile slower, took that turn, or waited on that stop sign longer? It makes you think, really,” said Workman.

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